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    Teen Enquirer: 2nd Quarter 2015
    Teen Enquirer: 2nd Quarter 2015
    Teen Enquirer: 2nd Quarter 2015
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    Teen Enquirer: 2nd Quarter 2015

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    The Teen Enquirer (ages 15-17).This book is for teens, ages 15-17. It uses learning methods and styles that are appropriate for this age group. Its major objective is to teach Christian doctrine by making it relevant to youth.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherR.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation
    Release dateOct 23, 2015
    ISBN9781589429963
    Teen Enquirer: 2nd Quarter 2015

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      Teen Enquirer - R.H. Boyd Publishing Corp.

      Paradise Lost

      04.05.15

      Selected Scripture:

      Genesis 3:1–15

      AREA:

      Evangelism in the Name of Jesus

      QUARTERLY THEME:

      Spreading the Good News

      SESSION 1

      DISCIPLINES TO BE LEARNED

      TRAINING SESSION

      How did the world become disconnected from its Creator? Human beings brought sin and death into this world when they rebelled against God in the Garden. When Adam and Eve ate fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, they drove a wedge between humans and God. That first sin also led to the fracturing of relationships between humans and between humans and creation.

      It is important for us to know why we need to share the Good News of Jesus Christ’s life, death, burial, and resurrection. The reason that there is Good News in Jesus Christ is that He is the answer to sin and death in this world.

      To understand why the Son of God had to come to this earth to restore the relationship between God and humans, we must first understand how that relationship was broken. That story begins in the Garden of Eden.

      In the Garden of Eden, there were two trees: the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Although Adam and Eve had free will, God gave them rules to help them live. He said, ‘You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die’ (Gen. 2:16–17, NRSV). If Adam and Eve obeyed God, they would have life with God. If they disobeyed God, they would die. For a while, Adam and Eve were obedient to God’s command.

      There were many animals in the garden, but the serpent was the craftiest animal of them all. The serpent called out to Eve and asked her about God’s command not to eat the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Eve explained God’s command and how she and Adam would die if they ate from the forbidden tree. The serpent, however, told Eve that she would not die. He said that God didn’t want Eve to become wise like God—being able to know the difference between good and evil.

      It only took a moment for Eve to feel that God might have been holding something back from her. What if God didn’t want her to be wise? Why didn’t He want her to have the kind of knowledge He had? Eve fell for the serpent’s trick, and she believed the fruit of the tree was good. Eve took the fruit and ate it, but she wasn’t alone. Adam was there with her: She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate (Gen. 3:6, NRSV). Adam and Eve disobeyed God together.

      Before this moment, the world was free of sin. However, as soon as Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s command, they became sinners. Thus sin entered into the world and destroyed paradise. Adam and Eve would have to suffer the consequences of their sin.

      Eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil gave Adam and Eve a new awareness about themselves. Their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked (v. 7, NRSV). What had not bothered them before now caused them shame after they ate the fruit. They gathered fig leaves and sewed them together, making loincloths for themselves (ibid.). They knew that God would be displeased with their disobedience. Thus, when they heard Him walking through the garden, they hid.

      WHAT IF?

      What if Adam and Eve had responded differently by being truthful when God asked them about their sin? Would we relate to God and each other differently? Why or why not?

      How does shame keep us separated from God?

      Believers know that God is all-powerful and all-knowing. Do you think you can hide from God? Do you think, if He sees everything, that you can cover your sin with lies and deceit so that God won’t know what you’ve done? No, and neither could Adam and Eve.

      God called for Adam, and Adam told God that he’d heard His call and that he was afraid. Adam also admitted that he knew he was naked, so he’d hidden himself. God asked, "‘Who told you that you were naked? Have

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